Boy sent to kindergarten class for immature behavior

I think it’s a shame the Schenectady school district isn’t saying more about what occurred with the sixth-grader who was sent to a kindergarten class for “acting silly.” While I completely understand the parents’ outrage, I have a feeling there might be more to this one. When my husband taught school, older kids were sometimes sent to “help” out in younger classrooms because the kids would rise to the occasion and become more mature in the presence of “little” kids.

Maybe the district believed there was some sound educational practice here, or maybe, the parents are right and the kid was mistreated.